JLPT N1 Advanced
過熱
Overheating; becoming physically hot or metaphorically intense.
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過熱する verb form
過熱気味 a tendency to overheat
1 Noun, Suru verb
Overheating" (Literal)
Refers to machinery, electronics, or other physical objects reaching a temperature that exceeds safe or normal limits.
Example
長時間 ゲーム を して いたら 、 スマホ が 過熱 して しまった 。
My smartphone overheated after I played games on it for a long time.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Getting Too Intense" / "Escalating" (Figurative)
Describes an abstract condition, such as a market, competition, or public sentiment, that has intensified to an excessive or uncontrollable degree.
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